Professional Development Workshops for California K-12
Our online professional development workshops are designed to demystify K-12 accounting, with insights from experienced practitioners.
Whether you’re new to K-12 accounting or an experienced professional, our instruction helps you perform daily operations with greater confidence and accuracy.
When you register for a workshop, you’ll have access to the recorded webinars for 30 days after the live event. Presentation materials are included in the cost.
Professional Development Workshops
For broader skill development and hands-on learning, explore our Workshop series, which offers in-depth training designed to build practical knowledge across key areas of school business and fiscal operations.
K-12 LCFF Lunch Bites
Looking for focused insights on a specific topic? Our Lunch Bite webinars deliver concise, one-hour deep dives into specialized California K-12 finance and accounting topics.
Starting at $350 per person, per workshop.
Discounts available.
Professional Development Workshops for California K-12
10.9.26 | Double Entry Accounting, Income Statement, and Balance Sheet for Public Schools
10.16.26 | Accounting for Capital Assets, Noncapitalized Equipment, and Supplies for Public Educational Agencies
10.23.26 | Standardized Account Code Structure (SACS) for California Public Schools
10.30.26 | First Interim Reporting for California K-12 Public Schools
1.22.27 | Second Interim Reporting for California K-12 Public Schools
4.16.27 | California Public School Award Administration and Management
6.11.27 | Year-End Closing for California K-12 Public Schools: Foundational
6.17.27 | Year-End Closing for California K-12 Public Schools: Advanced
K-12 LCFF Lunch Bites
10.1.26 | Look at the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) Through a New Lens
10.15.26 | Update a LEA FCMAT Calculator that Includes Charter in Lieu
10.22.26 | Understanding the Property Tax Component of the LCFF
10.29.26 | Advanced Concepts of the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF)
Meet the Presenters
Michele Gookins, Managing Director
Michele brings over a decade of experience as a K-12 Director of Fiscal and Chief Business Official in three California school districts to the Eide Bailly consulting practice. She served an additional ten years in private sector accounting preparing financial statements, negotiating contracts, facilitating external audits, coordinating with Boards and their community groups, and supervised a variety of business personnel. Michele’s strength is connecting educational and business leaders to strategically implement sound accounting and budgeting practices.
Candice Duffner, Manager
Candice has almost two decades of experience as a public education technician and administrator in the Human Resources and Fiscal Services departments. She trained many professionals regarding the
interconnectedness between human resources, payroll, retirement, and financial systems. Candice effectively leads change, working with others to diagnose problems and find effective, lawful solutions
that follow best practice.
David Foster, Consulting Practice Director
David is a school business industry leader with 20+ years of experience helping clients with day-to-day financial operations, preparing annual budgets, interim budget revisions, multi-year projections, cash flow projections, balance sheet reconciliations, and accurate closing of the financials at year end. David shares his knowledge to help his clients to be more productive and efficient.
Additional Information
For webinars offering CPE, credit will only be granted to those that attend the live webinar, CPE credit will not be available for watching the recording.
If unable to attend, register to receive the recording afterward.
These are Group-Internet Based Webinars. No prerequisites or advanced preparation is required. For information regarding a complaint and/or program cancellation policies, please contact Gail Kelman.
Full refunds are available for cancellations received at least 24 hours before the scheduled training. In the event that Eide Bailly Advisory LLC must cancel a course, participants will be contacted via email. For information regarding refunds, please contact Eide Bailly Learning & Development at learning@eidebailly.com.
